China’s newly appointed FM Wang Yi heads to Turkey, will meet Erdogan
The meeting with Erdogan and Turkish FM Fidan will mark the first high-level visit from a Chinese official since 2021.
ANKARA — China’s newly appointed Foreign Minister Wang Yi will travel to Turkey on Wednesday in one of his first foreign trips, less than 48 hours after he assumed the post on Tuesday.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday that Wang and his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, would discuss bilateral relations as well as current regional and global developments during the their meeting
Wang’s trip was planned before his appointment as the Asian powerhouse’s new foreign minister. Chinese officials announced last week that Yi would travel to Turkey as part of a foreign tour including Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa.
Wang’s previous office was as the Chinese Communist Party’s senior member for foreign affairs, a separate and a higher-ranking position than foreign minister in China. Qin Gang was tapped as the foreign minister seven months ago, but he has been absent from public view for the past month before he was ousted on Tuesday.
